Transcript FIRST-YEAR MSW FIELD ORIENTATION

FIRST-YEAR MSW
FIELD ORIENTATION
PART B
SOCIAL WORK 295A-D
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1st year: 3 units/semester
2nd year: 5 units/semester
Same placement for 2 semesters
Credit/No Credit at the end of each
semester
• Taken concurrently with 204A-D
START/END DATES
• FALL SEMESTER
Starts Week of September 8
Ends December 11
• SPRING SEMESTER
Starts Week of January 4, 2010
Ends May 14, 2010
SEPTEMBER
Monday, Sept 7, Labor Day: No Field
(campus closed)
Sept. 8-11: First week of Field
Bring your 204A syllabus, Learning
Agreement and Student Evaluation Form
to your Field Instructor
OCTOBER
Monday, October 5 Learning Agreements Due
To be completed and turned in to student’s
faculty field liaison.
Monday, October 12 Columbus Day
Campus open, classes held.
Friday, October 16 NO FIELD: ALL-CAMPUS
FURLOUGH DAY
NOVEMBER
• Monday, November 2 Mid-Semester Field
Placement Progress Reports Due
Field instructors should mail to faculty field
liaison.
• Wednesday, November 11 Veteran’s Day
Campus closed, no classes or field.
• November 26 – 27 Thanksgiving Recess
Campus closed, no classes or field.
DECEMEBR
December 7 – 11 Last Week of Field for Fall
semester
Friday, December 11 Field Evaluations Due –
Last Day of Field. Signed, original Field
Evaluation to be turned in to student’s field
liaison. Failure to submit a complete Field
Evaluation by this date may result in student
receiving an “Incomplete” in SWRK 295A for the
semester.
DECEMBER (cont’d)
• December 14 – 18 Final Examinations –
No Field (Campus open)
• December 23, 2009 through January 1,
2010. Winter Break
Students are not in field. Campus closed
from Dec. 23-Jan. 1
JANUARY
• Monday, January 4:
Spring semester
First day of field for
• Monday, January 18: Martin Luther King,
Jr. Holiday: NO FIELD (Campus
closed)
• Monday, January 25: Spring Semester
classes begin
FEBRUARY
Friday, February 5: Mandatory MSW Academic
and Field Convocation for students entering 2nd
year. 1:00-4:00 PM, Hinde Auditorium
Monday, February 15: All-campus furlough day:
NO FIELD (campus closed)
Thursday, February 25: Mandatory Thesis
Convocation, 10:00AM-12:00PM, Forest Suite
MARCH-APRIL
Wednesday, March 3: Field Faire, 1:004:00 PM, University Ballroom
March 29-April 2: Spring Break: NO FIELD
(Campus open except for March 31,
Cesar Chavez Day.)
Monday, April 5: Classes resume
April 11-12: NASW Lobby Days. Students
attending April 11 event are excused from
Field.
MAY
Friday, May 14:
Last day of Field;
Student Evaluations turned in to Faculty
Liaison
May 17-21: Finals Week
May 22: GRADUATION
KEY PEOPLE
STUDEN
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UNIVERSITY
AGENCY
Faculty
Liaison
Field
Instructor
Practice
Professor
Task
Superviso
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Field Instructor:
MSW Educator in the Field
YOUR FIELD INSTRUCTOR
WILL…..
• Orient you to the agency
• Assess your learning needs
• Help you develop your Learning
Agreement
• Provide appropriate activities to implement
Learning Agreement
• Help you integrate into agency
environment
First Day of Field
New Placement Orientations
Include…..
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Tour of agency
Introduction to staff
Job description
Written policy documents
Badge, other ID
Opportunities to shadow and observe and
ask questions
It’s normal to feel anxious….
“Start Where the Student Is…”
• What is my learning style?
• What are my strengths?
• What skills, knowledge do I want to
acquire?
• What opportunities exist at the placement?
LEARNING AGREEMENT
Student Activities
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Conduct assessments.
Review cases for ethical issues.
Attend staff meetings.
Attend interagency meetings
Provide case management for 3 clients.
Co-facilitate group.
Attend Board meeting.
Shadow staff in home visits.
Develop resource manual.
Learning
Objective #
1,2,3,4, 12,13
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5, 10, 12,14, 18
14, 18
1, 2, 3, 14, 12, 15
2,3,12, 17
5, 19
1,2,9,10
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Your Field Instructor Also Will…
• Provide weekly field instruction
• Provides ongoing monitoring of and
feedback regarding your performance
• Coordinate and communicate with Task
Supervisor (if appropriate)
• Communicate with Faculty Liaison
• Complete Mid-Semester Assessment and
End-of-Semester Evaluations together
with you
FACULTY LIAISON
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Monitor student placement via
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Field Journals
Discussion in Practice Class
Communication with Field Instructor via phone calls
and site visits (minimum 1/semester; monthly for
Title IV-E students)
2. Be available to consult with Field Instructor
3. Consult with, advocate for student
4. Recommend field grade
The Faculty Liaison for most
students is the 204 A/B Professor...
Unless He or She Is Not!
• Title IV-E student have their own Liaisons
• Faculty workload issues may result in your
having a different person as your Liaison
What Are My Responsibilities in My
Placement?
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Take responsibility for own learning in the field.
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Initiate Learning Agreement.
Provide FI with syllabus for 204 classes.
Bring topics and questions to FI hour.
Ask for help when needed.
Be open to new experiences and willing to push
yourself.
f. Be open to feedback.
g. Initiate evaluation process
Be a Proactive Learner
Stay Open to Feedback
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
(cont’d)
2. Complete field assignments
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b.
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Field Journals
Biopsychosocial assessments
Macro Project
Others
3. Attend placement
4. Take responsibility for making up missed
time
Evaluation Form
• Evaluation criteria rate progress in each of
the learning objectives
• “3” is good for 1st semester of 1st year
• Ratings are not synonymous with A-B-CD-F
• Download these forms from Field website.
WHAT HAPPENS IS I HAVE A
PROBLEM IN FIELD?!?!?
Everyone has a part to play in
problem-solving in field
BUT IT STARTS WITH YOU!
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
Student identifies
problem in field
Student notifies
Faculty liaison
Student speaks
With field instructor
Problem
Not
solved
Problem
solved
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
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Liaison advises
student
& or
Liaison contacts
Field
Instructor
Plan is
developed
& or
Liaison meets
With student &
Field Instructor
PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
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Problem
Not solved
Liaison
Recommends to
To Field
Director
Develop Plan
(Liaison monitors)
Placement
change
Student
Receives
Incomplete
Student
Receives
No Credit
Problem
Solved
204A-D + 295A-D =
INTERLOCKING COURSES
295A
204A
204B
295B
• JILL KELLY
Director of Field Education
278-7189
[email protected]
• TEIAHSHA BANKHEAD
Graduate Coordinator
278-7177
[email protected]
• STACIE TILLMAN
Field Administrative Assistant
278-6123
[email protected]